The 71th day of Fall, in the year 513 AV
Carefully walking around the streets of Lhavit, the cat grinned. It was a great night. The stars were rather bright and the moon... It shone as if it had always been this bright. She loved to look at the stars and the moon. Preferably from a place higher up. It made her feel happy. Connected. Almost bumping into a patrolling guard, she murmled a quick reply and walked on. She was now passing the fountain. It looked beautiful in this light. The clattering water relaxed her somehow. It was funny. She had been here before with Brandon. Only he had been trying to kiss her and swam in the fountain.
Then her eyes fell on something. There were people laughing and a bright light shone throught the windows. A tavern, she knew for sure. It was nothing for her to be there. She did not belong there. She needed to keep control over herself. And besides, people could steal very easily from you. Or they could make you do things you did not wanted. Not a good idea. She thought back at her first meeting with Brandon. He had been drunk. They had been here. She giggled. And because he had been drunk he had kissed her. Afterwards he had plunged into the fountain and kissed her again. Then Bran had offered her his bed and slept on the ground himself. But he was sober at that moment. Kissing her was not a mistake. Not something he would not do when he would not have been drunk. She hoped. But afterwards, he did kiss her again. So it was not like he... He was just in love with her and she kept reminding herself of that. And I love you too, Brandon.
She wanted to walk on, but someohow her legs stopped.
They seem to have a nice time... Can you not go in? Just for a while? You can go out whenever you want...
No. I need to stay focused.
But a little fun can not be such a problem, right? Just for once, one little time...
You know it is not smart.
What can one time do?
Convincing herself, she peeked through the window. Indeed, it looked fun. And warm. She was freezing out here. Then her legs walked her to the door. Abit hesitant, she opened it and immediately froze. The sound, the noise... It was almost smashing her ears until she would be deaf. This was not good. It hurt her ears and maybe could cause serious problems. Now walking to a spot in the back, her ears adapted to the sounds. Bad idea, bad idea..
She sat down on a free chair. Some other people were having a regular chat with eachother. It did not see to be interesting. ''If I may sit down here... Sorry for being so unpolite.'' A small, robed man chuckled. He stared at her with two cross eyes. He was a bit fat and almost bald. She could not really get how old he was. 40? 30? He could be human, but what he was she did not know. The cat decided not to think about it for too long. ''M' lady, it is a pleasure..'' The man chuckled with a bit of a double voice. Well, he has had something already.. she concluded. There was also another tall man and an older woman. The tall man looked at her a bit angry. His eyebrows were connected and he did not seem to have fun here. The woman had bouncy red curling hear and blue eyes. She was probably just human. A small piece of cloth covered her chest, but she didn't seem to care. They all seemed a bit odd in her eyes. Like they had been here for ages.
''Are you goin' to order somethin' already?'' the small man said friendly. Then she realised she had been staring at them for an awfully long while. ''Erm... Uh..'' This time, the woman laughed. ''Don't worry, darling. You are new here, I suppose? Should I get ya something?'' Her voice was more soothing than the ones of the men. ''Y..yes, thank you.'' The woman jumped up and criss-crossed her way through the scattered tables and chairs. Then, after a while, she came back with two mugs of a golden-brown liquid. "Here yer go." she said as the woman put the mugs on the table and pulled one of them closer to her. In one swift movement, she swallowed all of it. The woman recieved a few cheers from people around her. A smile spread over Engghaen's face as she grabbed her own mug. I'm not going to do it that quick. Or maybe I am. What does it matter?
A bit hesitant, Engghaen brought the mug to her lips. "Yer gonna do it in one time, girly?" the small man yelled and she could hear people laugh. Yes. Not your business. She tilted the mug and quickly started to swallow the liquid. Then the cat put the mug down. It tasted horribly bitter and her throat seemed on fire. This resulted in a fire of coughs coming from her mouth. The man grinned slowly. He was amused due to the fact that she had been able to... Well had tried to swallow it in one time. Carefully trying to breathe again, the girl looked up at the three people in front of her. She did not realise she was making a weird face because of the strong substance and they all needed to laugh. I tried. No need to laugh. But a smile appeared on her face. This was much less boring than being alone. It was interesting.
The woman's voice cut off her thoughts. "You know you got to pay for that... Right?" When she saw Engghaen's look on her face, she explained. "A golden Kina for that..." Grabbing down in her pouch, she took a Kina and put it on the table. The woman ran off with it again.
Carefully walking around the streets of Lhavit, the cat grinned. It was a great night. The stars were rather bright and the moon... It shone as if it had always been this bright. She loved to look at the stars and the moon. Preferably from a place higher up. It made her feel happy. Connected. Almost bumping into a patrolling guard, she murmled a quick reply and walked on. She was now passing the fountain. It looked beautiful in this light. The clattering water relaxed her somehow. It was funny. She had been here before with Brandon. Only he had been trying to kiss her and swam in the fountain.
Then her eyes fell on something. There were people laughing and a bright light shone throught the windows. A tavern, she knew for sure. It was nothing for her to be there. She did not belong there. She needed to keep control over herself. And besides, people could steal very easily from you. Or they could make you do things you did not wanted. Not a good idea. She thought back at her first meeting with Brandon. He had been drunk. They had been here. She giggled. And because he had been drunk he had kissed her. Afterwards he had plunged into the fountain and kissed her again. Then Bran had offered her his bed and slept on the ground himself. But he was sober at that moment. Kissing her was not a mistake. Not something he would not do when he would not have been drunk. She hoped. But afterwards, he did kiss her again. So it was not like he... He was just in love with her and she kept reminding herself of that. And I love you too, Brandon.
She wanted to walk on, but someohow her legs stopped.
They seem to have a nice time... Can you not go in? Just for a while? You can go out whenever you want...
No. I need to stay focused.
But a little fun can not be such a problem, right? Just for once, one little time...
You know it is not smart.
What can one time do?
Convincing herself, she peeked through the window. Indeed, it looked fun. And warm. She was freezing out here. Then her legs walked her to the door. Abit hesitant, she opened it and immediately froze. The sound, the noise... It was almost smashing her ears until she would be deaf. This was not good. It hurt her ears and maybe could cause serious problems. Now walking to a spot in the back, her ears adapted to the sounds. Bad idea, bad idea..
She sat down on a free chair. Some other people were having a regular chat with eachother. It did not see to be interesting. ''If I may sit down here... Sorry for being so unpolite.'' A small, robed man chuckled. He stared at her with two cross eyes. He was a bit fat and almost bald. She could not really get how old he was. 40? 30? He could be human, but what he was she did not know. The cat decided not to think about it for too long. ''M' lady, it is a pleasure..'' The man chuckled with a bit of a double voice. Well, he has had something already.. she concluded. There was also another tall man and an older woman. The tall man looked at her a bit angry. His eyebrows were connected and he did not seem to have fun here. The woman had bouncy red curling hear and blue eyes. She was probably just human. A small piece of cloth covered her chest, but she didn't seem to care. They all seemed a bit odd in her eyes. Like they had been here for ages.
''Are you goin' to order somethin' already?'' the small man said friendly. Then she realised she had been staring at them for an awfully long while. ''Erm... Uh..'' This time, the woman laughed. ''Don't worry, darling. You are new here, I suppose? Should I get ya something?'' Her voice was more soothing than the ones of the men. ''Y..yes, thank you.'' The woman jumped up and criss-crossed her way through the scattered tables and chairs. Then, after a while, she came back with two mugs of a golden-brown liquid. "Here yer go." she said as the woman put the mugs on the table and pulled one of them closer to her. In one swift movement, she swallowed all of it. The woman recieved a few cheers from people around her. A smile spread over Engghaen's face as she grabbed her own mug. I'm not going to do it that quick. Or maybe I am. What does it matter?
A bit hesitant, Engghaen brought the mug to her lips. "Yer gonna do it in one time, girly?" the small man yelled and she could hear people laugh. Yes. Not your business. She tilted the mug and quickly started to swallow the liquid. Then the cat put the mug down. It tasted horribly bitter and her throat seemed on fire. This resulted in a fire of coughs coming from her mouth. The man grinned slowly. He was amused due to the fact that she had been able to... Well had tried to swallow it in one time. Carefully trying to breathe again, the girl looked up at the three people in front of her. She did not realise she was making a weird face because of the strong substance and they all needed to laugh. I tried. No need to laugh. But a smile appeared on her face. This was much less boring than being alone. It was interesting.
The woman's voice cut off her thoughts. "You know you got to pay for that... Right?" When she saw Engghaen's look on her face, she explained. "A golden Kina for that..." Grabbing down in her pouch, she took a Kina and put it on the table. The woman ran off with it again.
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